The Bell Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bell sitting on three straight victories and Space Coast on four.
Bell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Interlachen 21-7.
Bell can attribute much of their success to Landin Williams, who rushed for 183 yards, and Brandon Aguilar, who picked up three receiving yards and a touchdown. Williams' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Bell wouldn't let Interlachen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bell can thank Jayden Lopez and Cole Rarey for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Space Coast's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-19 win over Umatilla. That's two games straight that the Vipers have won by exactly two points.
Christopher Mcdonel was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Space Coast's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Dee Parker did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 117 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Space Coast's defense and their four sacks. Cam Walker was especially locked on to Umatilla's QB and sacked him twice. Walker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Bell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.3 points per game. As for Space Coast, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Bell came up short against Space Coast when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Bell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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